Will Rogers plays horse-shoes – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Will Rogers plays horse-shoes in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Will Rogers plays horse-shoes
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Will Rogers, the humorist and actor, is the figure in this glass negative, shown pitching horseshoes rather than riding, a pastime that fits the Horses board only loosely. The image comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, a large body of news photographs made by the Bain News Service, which sold pictures to newspapers and magazines in New York from the early 1900s until the 1920s. The record gives no date, and the title comes from unverified caption information, so the exact occasion is uncertain. Rogers was a widely known public figure in those years, and his casual sporting poses were a staple of press photography of the period.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 902 × 1,234 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-37168 |
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